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M O N T H L Y M E D I C A L I N S I G H T SF R O M A R O TAT I N G T E A M O F L O C A L M E D I C A L P R O F E S S I O N A L SF O R R E A D E R S O F T H E S T U R B R I D G E T I M E S M A G A Z I N E

Rebecca Ricardi, Prenatal CoordinatorHarrington Physician Services OB/GYN Practice

Cheryl Servant, Medical Assistant/TriageHarrington Physician Services OB/GYN Practice

Women’s health is a very specialized medicalfield. Often, a female will find a doctor in herteens or early 20’s and remain with that trusteddoctor, continuing to receive care well into laterlife. Selecting the “right” OB/GYN office canbe overwhelming—how do you know you’vechosen the right one? We asked other females,and put our heads together to create what wethink is a pretty reliable list of tips for choosingthe OB/GYN office that works for you.Find a practice with longevity. It is comfort-

ing to know you are being seen in an office thathas been around for several years. A maturepractice often means it has a solid reputation,stability and a dedicated employee base.Research the practice’s accessibility. A prac-

tice with several convenient locations is a good

sign they are a patient-centric group, making iteasier for you to travel for an appointment orfollow-up. Also, offices should be available dur-ing a decent stretch of the day. Check out the physician group itself. Are

there both male and female physicians? Be sureto check a website for certifications and creden-tials. Hospitals and healthcare organizationslook to recruit physicians with reputable med-ical schooling and fellowships at noteworthyhospitals. This can help create expertise andoptions within the practice.Confirm the availability of in-office and on-

site testing. This should be a no-brainer, but youmight be surprised how many facilities will di-rect a patient to a different location for some-thing as simple as a routine lab test. In-office

testing should include urine tests and ultra-sounds. Conveniently located close to the office(ideally, walking distance) should be a lab formore thorough blood or specimen analysis anda diagnostic imaging department with a fullrange of capabilities. Avoid conversations with robots. When you

call the practice, are you always required toleave a voicemail requesting a callback? Do youfollow six or seven prompts before reaching areceptionist? Making the patient comfortablefrom the first phone call is critical. Ask how quickly you may be seen. You want

an OB/GYN practice that recognizes the needfor urgent appointments. We heard a horror storyonce about a woman who had a miscarriage and

Choosing the rightOb/Gyn office

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Gourmet Quality Food —Cedar Street Grille

Bakery — Publick House

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Financial Advisor—Jeff Burdick-Edward Jones

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new year we will be able to cometogether, to help each other, andyes, to love each other. After all, weare Americans. As such we shouldbe working to emphasize the wayswe are alike, more than how wediffer from each other. We need toshow the world that we are the car-ing, just, and ‘equal’ people wehave so often claimed to be. I have to say, I do love that pic-

ture that hangs behind my desk inmy room at school. When I see it,it always, firstly, reminds me of myfavorite quote from Dr. MartinLuther King Jr.’s famous ‘I Have a

Dream’ speech: “I have a dream that my fourlittle children will one day live in a nation wherethey will not be judged by the color of their skin,but by the content of their character.” Amen,Dr. King! That picture is a symbol, to me, of all the

beautiful things we can accomplish when welook past our differences, and unite our handsand our hearts, as a couple, as friends, and as agreat nation. Happy February! Happy Valen-tine’s Day!


I happen to teach junior high andhigh school English (Yes, I probablyam insane.) at a small private schoolin Central Vermont. You didn’t reallyneed to know that, either the teachingpart or the insane part, but I had tostart the column off in some way, andthought you might be interested, asleast a little. I did want to say that in that small

school, in my classroom, on the wallright behind my desk, hangs an 8x10picture of two hands. Yes, two hands.You’ve probably seen how you canhold your hands, touching your indexfingers together, and your thumbs to-gether, and can make the hole be-tween them ‘heart’ shaped? Well, that’s what thosetwo hands are doing in that picture. The uniquething about it is that the right hand is that of mydaughter, and the left hand belongs to a friend ofhers. The picture was taken when they were at sum-mer camp together, years ago.My daughter was adopted into our family when

she was only eleven days old, and her hand in thepicture happens to be dark brown. Her friend’shand, forming the other half of the heart, is quitelight in color. This image, taken in color, is both col-orful, and a symbol, to me, of what our society wouldrefer to as ‘black and white.’ It is, after all, a pictureof a young black girl’s hand, and a young white girl’shand.What amazes me most about that picture is not

the hands themselves so much as the space betweenthem, and that shape that they outline in their unit-ing. They form the universal symbol of love, theheart, and they do it, only through a deliberate,united purpose to do so. If either hand was re-moved, the image of the heart, that symbol of love,would obviously vanish. February is traditionally the month of ‘love’ in our

country. It is the month of compassion, and ofshowing a deep caring for our spouse; our significantother. More than perhaps at any other time of yearwe express just how significant that other person is,

The month of love

on the fourteenth day of this month. That special day, St. Valentine’s Day, also ar-

rives only about six weeks into a brand-new year,each year. (It’s funny how that happens.) As thisparticular new year has begun, I have been sadlyreminded of the divisions that have rocked ourcountry recently, and for far too many years ofour history. We have been divided politically,racially, religiously, and socially, for a long time,and continue to be so. My hope is that in this

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The Sturbridge Life

On thin iceBY CHRYSEIA BRENNAN

Christmas gifts in my childhood householdmeant one big item, like a new bike, and otherpractical pieces: a new sweater, pajamas, apair of jeans. I had wanted ice skates for thebig gift for as long as I could remember. Myfrugal mother wanted to wait until my feetwere done growing, preferring to rent skateswhen we visited a skating rink. I loathed the old brown skates at the rink.

They stank, and invariably were broken in atdifferent angles than my feet. While other girlssported pink pompoms and laces, and sparklyknit overlays on their polished white skates, ex-ecuting perfect backward figure eights andpirouettes, I raced around the rink as fast as Ipossibly could without crashing into the sidesor unsuspecting skaters. My feet were not quite done growing when

I finally received them, but they would get methrough my skating years. I remember eyeingthe box, wondering if it could be large enoughto hold them. When the paper came off andI lifted the lid, the wonderful aroma of newleather reached my nose. I’d never seen amore beautiful pair of skates! Even thoughthey were “girl” skates, white, complete witha leather heel, they were perfect to me. Now I

could run to the neighborhood tennis court,flooded for a makeshift skating arena whentemperatures froze, and skate to my heart’scontent. It was winter break during my eleventh or

twelfth year, when friends’ voices drifted into mymorning. I downed toast and hot chocolate,grabbed skates and stick, and headed to OldFarmer’s Pond with a neighborhood ice hockeypickup team. It did not bother anyone, least of allme, that I was the only girl on the team.The ice looked great, the first freeze com-

ing on a perfectly still, thirteen-degree nightto give us a mirror-smooth skating surface.The gentleman who owned Old Farmer’sPond did not mind us playing on it as long aswe stayed at the shallow end, which measuredabout three feet at its deepest point. Skinny and scrawny, I flew over the ice, one of

the fastest players, and earned my share of nicksto shins before the game was over. We had no hel-mets, no shin guards, and indentations in my tibiafrom hockey remain today. Deciding to have onelast skate, I took off as fast as I could towards theother side. Arms and legs pumping in perfectrhythm, gaining momentum dangerously fast, coldand wind pushing tears from my eyes, skates barelyfeeling the ice… I closed on the other side beforeI knew it.


The color changed under theice while I skated, turning murkygreen. Patterns flew out likelightning where my blades hit,and the sound of soft crackingbecame audible. As I neared theshore, the ice became firm and Islowed to a stop. Stephen Feath-ers walked up, smoking a ciga-rette. “What do you think you’redoing?” he asked. Surprised thatthe neighborhood bully was pay-ing attention to me, I said,“Nothing, Skating.” “Okay,” hesaid, flicking the cigarette buttaway. “But I wouldn’t go backthe way you came. You’ll fall in.”Looking back over the crack-

led ice, it was clear that Stevewas right. It was impossible toskate back close to the shore,which was blocked by wood andvines. My best option was to ei-ther tip-toe on the tips of myskates all the way back, or takethem off and suffer wet socksand cold feet, either way avoid-

ing the pond. I hiked back carry-ing the skates, stuffed my icy feetinto cold boots, and made forhome. It took a few hours before Ifelt warm again, but was far betterthan falling into the frozen pond. We are lucky here in Sturbridge

to have several “Old Farmer’sPonds” on which to skate, and weare driving distance to excellent iceskating rinks and parks. If skatingon a local pond, make sure it issafe by drilling at least five inchesinto the ice. Ponds can freeze un-evenly. Like breathing life into the

iconic holiday cards featuringskaters on frozen ponds from ahundred years ago, we breathe lifeinto ourselves when we brave win-ter, inhale her chill, and glide, spir-its free on the ice. Hot chocolateand cider to refuel us, we await thefreeze and the opportunity to takethe chance and feel the exhilara-tion, to keep the tradition alive:our Sturbridge way of life.

“We breathe life into ourselveswhen we brave winter,

inhale her chill, and glide,spirits free on the ice.”


Sturbridge Police Department happy to ‘pull back the covers’for accreditation process

OURTOWN

By Elisa KrochmalnyckyjNobody is more convinced

than Sturbridge Police LieutenantMark G. Saloio that the Stur-bridge Police Department shouldearn re-accreditation from theMassachusetts Police Accredita-tion Commission.Saloio's pride in the depart-

ment speaks even louder than the300-plus accreditation standardshe's compiled for the Commis-sion's assessment of the depart-ment set for the second week ofFebruary. “I would put this department

toe-to-toe with any department inthe commonwealth -- bar none. Itis unmatched,” Saloio said.“Being the best, being profes-sional, it's in the culture of this de-partment. And I couldn't imaginebeing in a place where that wasn'tin the department's culture.”

The voluntary accreditationprocess began with the depart-ment's self-assessment -- document-ing three years' worth of standards-- and continues with the on-site as-sessment. That assment is con-ducted by a team of peers who willreview a plethora of standardsranging from policy development,training, and communication to ev-idence-handling, vehicle pursuit,and prisoner transportation.Chief Thomas J. Ford III, cred-

iting Saloio, said going through thevoluntary accreditation process canonly help the department find waysto become even better.“It's like pulling back the covers

and saying 'how are we doing?'”Ford said. “The Massachusetts Po-lice Accreditation Commission issaying 'these are the best practicesand this is how police departmentsshould handle certain situations,'and we are saying 'How does Stur-

bridge compare?'”With 19 full-time officers, one

part-time officer and nine dis-patchers, Sturbridge's depart-ment is on the smaller side.There are agencies with as fewas eight officers and others, likeFramingham, with as many as78, said Saloio, who has beenwith the Sturbridge Police De-partment for 18 years thismonth.Small department or not,

preparing for the accreditationinspection is grueling, Saloiosaid, as he scrolled throughdozens and dozens of pages ofdocumentation and monthly up-dates the department adheres to.The goal of accreditation is

have as many police depart-ments as possible using what areconsidered the “best practices,”said Saloio, who is on the Ac-creditation Commission and oneof the assessors who reviewsother departments.“They have best-practice

standards for everything -- fromthe highest liability, like the useof force, to the more routinethings, like records manage-ment,” Saloio said.Sturbridge was one of the

first five towns in the common-wealth to be accredited, back in1993, and has been granted re-accreditation every three yearssince then.As he prepared for Stur-

bridge's assessment, Saloio

scrolled down some 30 pages inhis “Accreditation” document andclicked on the “2014 Use-of-ForceReview” to use as an example oftypical accreditation standards.“'Use of force' could be as

minor as an involuntary escort ordrawing a firearm when respond-ing to a house alarm when some-one's inside,” Saloio said.Sturbridge has been fortunate inthat no officer has had to shootanybody, he said.Whenever there is a use of

force, the officers involved are re-quired to account for their actions,he said.“Say we do have a serious use

of force, with a baton or Taser, thefirst thing that is looked at is train-ing,” Saloio said. “Accreditationlooks at not only providing train-ing, but refreshing training. Thenit evaluates 'Did the officers followpolicy?' 'Was everything done cor-rectly?' 'If not, why?'”In all cases where any force is

used, or guns drawn, the incidentis scrutinized by many, includingthe accreditation-inspection team.“Any time we have to use, say,

the baton or pepper spray, wehave to fill out a form that docu-ments why we took the actionsthat we took,” Saloio said. “Thatform has to include witness infor-mation -- everything.”That form is then sent to the of-

ficer's immediate supervisor, thedivision commander, then thechief of police, all of whom re-view whether the force was usedproperly. Those forms, along withthe review, are also part of the ac-creditation.“When the assessors come in,

they are literally going to go intothe administrative assistant's officeand get a random sampling ofthese use-of-force forms for 2014,



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2015, 2016, to insure that we arenot just saying we are doing this,but really doing it,” Saloio said.The same is true for virtually

every other criterion, including po-lice pursuits, which is when policechase an actual or suspected law-breaker. Sturbridge does not dealwith a high number of such inci-dents.“In 2015 -- which is the most re-

cent year we have complete data on-- we had only four pursuits,” Sa-loio said. That is about average forSturbridge.Much of the accreditation stan-

dards focuses on paperwork, poli-cies and reporting. That's not aproblem for Sturbridge, because of-ficers are already required to ac-count for everything they do, Saloiosaid.“It is important for people to un-

derstand that we don't have unbri-dled authority to do what we want,”Saloio said. “Everything we do issubject to reviews by many levels.”Other aspects of the accredita-

tion focuses on more administrativethings like annual reviews, quarterlyevaluation of probationary employ-ees, and updating legal terms. “It could be something as simple

as changing the juvenile age on de-

partment documents,” Saloio said.“It used to be that if you were 17you could be arrested as an adult;that was changed to 18, and itneeds to be changed everywhere.Stuff like that can be kind of dry.”All departments seeking ac-

creditation must meet all 257

mandatory standards and some ofthe 125 optional standards. “The number of the optional

standards you have to meet dependson the size of the agency, so it doesgive you a little flexibility,” Saloiosaid. “We have to meet a minimumof 55 percent of the optional 125

standards, which equals 69 addi-tional standards. But I think we'remeeting 84 or 85.”Saloio said he is proud to be on

one of the teams that conducts theassessments, and appreciatesChief Ford's support in allowing

Sturbridge Police Lieutenant Mark G. Saloio scrolls through some of the documents being prepared for the department's re-accreditation from theMassachusetts Police Department.

© 2017 Sturbridge Times Magazine photo by Elisa Krochmalnyckyj


By Elisa KrochmalnyckyjIn a world of everything new and cutting-

edge, it is something old -- very old -- that is at-tracting a growing number of people: the art andscience of acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.“It's an exciting time,” said Sturbridge

acupuncturist Amy Gaudette. “It's an ancientpractice that's thousands of years old, and nowit's crossing over to the mainstream. It's becomingmore common for people to turn to this beforethey turn to needing more medicine, or surgery.People are more open to learning about it.”It's a lot to learn.The term “Oriental Medicine” is an umbrella

for the many components of ancient medicines,including herbal medicine, body work, nutrition,and, most commonly known, acupuncture, saidGaudette, owner and clinician at Acupuncture &Oriental Medicine of Sturbridge. It also includes “cupping,” which uses suction

pressure to mobilize blood flow and energy andhas recently become the subject of interest and

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Sturbridge acupuncturist Amy Gaudette is in her 13th year of practicing.© 2017 Sturbridge Times Magazine photo by Elisa Krochmalnyckyj

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intrigue as U.S. Olympic GoldMedalist Michael Phelps popular-ized the practice.“Now everyone is talking about it

and curious,” said Gaudette, a li-censed acupuncturist.Curious is good, especially when

it leads to people delving into theworld of Oriental Medicine,Gaudette said. Even after 13 yearsof practicing, Gaudette struggles tofind a simple definition of “OrientalMedicine.”“The heart of it is trying to treat

-- and prevent -- an imbalance in thebody,” Gaudette said. “It's not thatyou come in for a headache and Ipick out a point for acupuncture andthat's it. You are treating someone bylooking at the whole person.”That means using a bigger pic-

ture to make an assessment.“You listen to them, you look at

their tongue, feel their pulse, look attheir structure and alignment, andthen you try to diagnose, using Ori-ental Medicine, what pattern theirbody is showing is out of balance,”she said.The treatment is equally multi-

faceted.“You are using acupuncture,

herbs, discussing lifestyle changes --things that together will facilitate theperson's own body healing and be-come more balanced, so they are lesssymptomatic,” she said.Cassie Amadio, 23, of Stur-

bridge, an athlete who works outand runs, said she came to Gaudettefor the first time last year.“I was getting numbing in my

feet when I ran, and I had a 7-milerace coming up,” she said. “Mymother, who is also a runner, camehere, so I made an appointment. Itdid the trick for me. Amy fixed meright up. The numbing in my feetwas completely gone and I ran anawesome race.”Since then, Amadio has come to

Gaudette regularly.“Last year she did some body

work and aligned me -- it is very re-laxing, and you can feel it workingas she works on you,” Amadio said.“This year she did cupping, which Inever had before and leaves little cir-cles on you. It helps.”She said she thinks more people

should try acupuncture and reap allof its benefits, Amadio said.“I always recommend it to peo-

ple,” she said. “I've been trying to getmy boyfriend to do it, and I recom-mend it to all the athletes I know.”People's reactions are always the

same, Amadio said.“The first question is 'does it

hurt?' “ she said. “It doesn't. Lastyear, the first time I got acupuncture,I was nervous -- and I fell asleep inthere. It is not even anything. Youdon't even notice it. That's what I tellpeople.”The progression that ended with

Gaudette opening Acupuncture &Oriental Medicine of Sturbridgewas an interesting one, she said.It started with her earning a de-

gree as a physical-therapy assistant,then working as a personal trainer inan office that was holistic.In the meantime, a coworker was

getting acupuncture treatments.“At the time I was having a lot of

tightness in my back, and tension,”she said. “So I started acupunctureand loved what it was doing for me.It helped my back, and overall it wassuch a relaxing experience.”She was so affected by it, it

changed the course of her career.“It just kind of happened,” she

said. “I loved that acupuncture andOriental Medicine had to do withtreating the body as a whole, I lovedthe way it made me feel, and I lovedthe philosophy of it. So I said 'okay,I will get my master's degree in this.'“So she earned a Bachelor of Sci-

ence in Biology, then got a Master'sof Science degree in Acupunctureand Oriental Medicine from theNew England School of Acupunc-

ture, which is the oldest acupunctureschool in the country, and just re-cently merged with the Massachu-setts College of Pharmacy.Gaudette, who has been practic-

ing for 13 years -- nine in the Stur-bridge office she established -- hasbeen able to use the knowledge andskills she learned as a physical ther-apy assistant.“That's another piece that I love,

the holisic body work through phys-ical therapy,” she said.In the time she's been practicing,

she has seen more and more interestin Oriental Medicine, and especiallyacupuncture. There are many thingsthat people are using it for.“I have people who, like I had

today, are dealing with migraines,”Gaudette said. “Then I had some-one with more of an athletic injury.I have people who come on a regu-lar basis for prevention, as a way tokeep their body healthy and in a

good place, and people with issuesof back pain, arthritis and hormonalissues. And I have people who comein for acute problems, like sciatica.”Prescribing Chinese Herbal

Medicine is another component ofGaudette's treatment. “It is the heart and soul of true

traditional Oriental Medicine,” shesaid.It is different than mainstream

Western medicine, she said.“You're not giving a specific herb

based on a symptom, like 'this isgood for a headache,' and you don'tjust prescribe them to anybody,” shesaid. “You pick herbs in a formula tobalance the pattern that is out ofbalance, and that is how you treatthe symptom.”The herbs can be used in various

forms.“I commonly give it out as tea, or

tablets, or they're made into cap-CONTINUED ON PAGE 27

By Elisa KrochmalnyckyjWhat exactly is Fiskdale, and how is it dif-

ferent than Sturbridge?Ask Town Clerk Lorraine Murawski, she'll

say Fiskdale is a section of town that has itsown post office and zip code but is in everyother way Sturbridge; ask the United StatesCensus bureau, it will tell you Fiskdale is a“Census-Designated Place” that had 2,583 res-idents in 2010; ask nostalgic town elders, they'lltell you it's the old mill section of Sturbridge.Fiskdale, named after Daniel Fiske, who was

one of the original settlers, became its own en-tity back in the late 1800s when the mill own-ers in the northwest part of Sturbridge askedfor a separate post office to serve that end oftown, Murawski said.Once the Fiskdale Post Office was estab-

lished, addresses in that section of town werechanged from Sturbridge to Fiskdale, and zipcodes were changed from 01566 to 01518. That's created confusion since.Lisa Ricci, of Clarke Road, said the

Fiskdale/Sturbridge issue was problematicwhen she and her husband closed on theirhome. “We signed everything at the closingwith our Fiskdale address, and the next day,they called -- I think it was the lender whocalled -- and said we had to come in the next


That old Sturbridge & Fiskdale thingday and sign everything again to say 'Stur-bridge,'” Ricci said. Ricci, who was raised in Ohio, said she is

accustomed to an area having its own namebut still being part of a bigger town.“I taught in Lakemore, Ohio, but that was

in Springfield Township,” she said. “So I wasfamiliar with that.”Moira McGrath, a realtor with Coldwell

Banker, said that fortunately, most people inthe real-estate business are aware of the pro-tocol when it comes to places like Fiskdale.“The closing documents that the attorney

prepares and are recorded at the Registry ofDeeds use Sturbridge,” said McGrath, wholives in Fiskdale. “But everything else up tothat point uses Fiskdale -- the listing sheet,even the Offer to Purchase, that all saysFiskdale.”For Kelly Rizy, who lives on Clark Road in

Fiskdale, the confusion started after shemoved into the home her husband built ontheir property.“When we purchased the land, the owner

told us we were buying land in Sturbridge,”she said. “I had everything sent to 120 ClarkRoad in Sturbridge, but I wasn't getting mymail.”So she called the Sturbridge Post Office

and asked about it.“They said 'You don't live in Sturbridge,'”

Rizy recounted. “I said 'Okay...where do Ilive?' They said I lived in Fiskdale. I hadn'teven heard of Fiskdale, but I did some re-search and figured it out and changed all mymail to Fiskdale, 01518 instead of Sturbridge,01566.”There is an exact border around Fiskdale

-- everything north of route 20 betweenCedar Street and the Brimfield town line,along with the Holland Road area.The odd numbers on Cedar Street from 1

to 179 and all numbers 181 and above areFiskdale; the even numbers up to 180 areSturbridge. Leadmine Road is split as well --numbers 1 to 433 is Fiskdale, and numbers434 and beyond are Sturbridge. Regardless of having a different zip code, all

properties in Fiskdale are considered Sturbridgefor legal purposes, including deeds, voting reg-

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istration and taxes, Murawski said.The census bureau considers

Fiskdale a Census Designated Place(CDP), according to Elizabeth Gaskin,a spokeswoman for the New Yorkbranch of the Census Bureau.CDPs like Fiskdale are areas with a

separate name, but not a separate towngovernment. Otherwise, CDPs aresimilar to an incorporated town, ac-cording to the Census Bureau.Massachusetts has hundreds of

CDPs, like Cherry Valley andRochdale in Leicester, Murawski said.“There are so many across the state,

little neighborhoods that for whateverreason get nicknamed, or named an-other name, but are actually part of alarger town,” she said. The Sturbridge/Fiskdale distinction

seems to pose more of a problem topeople who are newer to town, Mu-rawski said. It's not uncommon forpeople to go to the Town Clerk's officeand ask whether they live in Fiskdale orSturbridge.“I think people that have lived here

a long time take it in stride and are pro-tective of having a separate zip code,”she said. “But people new to town say'I moved to Sturbridge, not toFiskdale.'”In the past, there have been efforts

to eliminate the distinction betweenFiskdale and the rest of Sturbridge,but they didn't succeed, Murawskisaid. “I know that at least once, maybe

twice, people who lived near BigAlum tried, but there was a lot of op-position from the old-timers,” shesaid.The next such effort to eliminate

the Fiskdale designation and addressmight be more successful, Murawskisaid.“It doesn't seem like the current

mindset of the young and upcomingresidents to be involved in fightingsomething like that,” she said. “Ifthey tried to make the effort again,they probably could make it happen.”Murawski said having two zip

codes in Sturbridge has complicateda lot of the business conducted atTown Hall, especially for depart-ments that do any town-wide mail-ings.“We have to sort Sturbridge from

Fiskdale,” she said. “I feel badly forthe Finance Department -- they sendout tax bills, and they send out waterand sewer bills quarterly. Havingeverything be 'Sturbridge' certainlywould simplify matters.” n


Thanks to a grant from theCentral Massachusetts RegionalPlanning council Sturbridge hasinstalled three new bike standsand a “fix – it” station alongRoutes 20 and 131. Notified ofthese funds last summer, and withthe approval of the Town Admin-istrator, trail committee memberTom Chamberland prepared andsubmitted the application. Thetown was awarded $1600.00which were enough funds to pur-chase 3 new bike hitches, and the

fix -it station. This past Decem-ber our DPW staff installed aBike Hitch and the Fix-it stationat the Fiskdale Mini park on Rt.20 near the Millyard Marketplaceand a Bike hitch at the Publicsafety complex and one along theLibrary sidewalk. The Bikehitches will allow two bikes to besafely locked and the “Fix-it” sta-tion is a bike stand with assortedtools and a tire pump accessible tofacilitate making repairs.Making Sturbridge a more bike

friendly community is a goal ofboth the Town’s trail master planalong with the overall Town masterplan. This grant is in addition toanother bicycle safety educationand enforcement grant received bythe Police Department.

Tom Chamberland is an associatemember of the Sturbridge Trail Commit-tee, and is an appointed member to theMassachusetts Recreation Trails AdvisoryBoard. Email him your questions on Stur-bridge trails at: [email protected].

STURBRIDGETREKKERBy Tom ChamberlandMember, Sturbridge Trails Committee

February 2017:One “hitch” closer to a bike-friendlyenvironment

A “Fix-It” stationlocated in Fiskdale Mill Park.


Bike Hitch installed on the sidewalk in front of the Public Safety Complex.

© 2017 Sturbridge Times Magazine photos by Tom Chamberland


r MUSINGS FROM LONG HILL s

BY RICHARD MORCHOE

FAKE NEWS ... IT’S PERSONAL

LEGALBRIEF

M O N T H L Y L E G A L A D V I C E

F O R R E A D E R S O F

T H E S T U R B R I D G E T I M E S M A G A Z I N E

STURBRIDGE ATTORNEY

ROBERT A. GEORGE, ESQ.

Our recent presidential season has ended,but no little controversy remains. One of thenation’s most prestigious newspapers has no-ticed many horrors in the recent contest andone has been the proliferation of “fake news.”

The Washington Post sees the evil hand ofRussian Imperialism behind the spread ofpropaganda throughout the land. A largenumber of websites spread that nation’s prop-aganda.As it is the premier journal in the nation’s

capital, it has an obligation to make the case.In order to do this, it has referenced a websitecalled “Is It Propaganda or Not,” or Pro-pOrNot as it is called for short.So, do they make the case? It should be

easy, as they have some experience with spu-rious stories. As a junior high school student,in the 60s, I remember the Ton Kin Gulf in-cident. It was news that was not just reportedby the Post. The tiny North Vietnamese Navyhad attacked an American ship. No onemuch questioned the report at the time, but itwas part of the drumbeat leading to the un-successful ten-year field training exerciseknown as the Vietnam War. The Ton KinGulf story never happened as reported.In 1981, Post reporter Janet Cooke won a

Pulitzer for her story of a child addict. Otherthan the fact that it was completely fake and

exposed as such, it was a great coup for thewriter and the paper.Like most media outlets, WAPO, as it is

oft abbreviated, did not overly fact check allthe propaganda leading up to the Iraq war,such as the claim Saddam Hussein had ac-quired Niger “Yellow Cake” uranium tomake a nuclear weapon. Then there wasthe CIA director who said the evidenceagainst the Iraqi government was “a slamdunk.” It was reported with little skepticism.All that would turn out to be fake news.So, one might assume, The Post knows

the territory and by now should be able tosmell out the rancid odor of falsehood injournalism. In an article on November 24thof last year, WAPO heartily reported on thegood work of PropOrNot.On Long Hill, we were curious to see

who are the agents of influence for theKremlin. We moseyed over to PropOrNotto take a gander. There was a list of 200sites and some of them do look dicey. One stood out and it was obvious that

something was amiss. A site known Anti-war.com made the list. Your humble colum-nist from Long Hill has submitted articles toAntiwar.com so it’s personal. Let me em-phasize that I am not a regular writer there

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You might lose physical custody of your kids in a di-vorce. But if circumstances change, you can always go backto court and get them back. Not so with the kitchen table.

What to do with the property is one of the main issuesin a divorce. But unlike other issues, such as child custodyand alimony, there is no going back after you split up yourproperty.

Property includes more than just your furniture. Youand your spouse will have to decide how to split the cash,the bank account, the stocks and the bonds. It also in-cludes who’s going to pay off the money you borrowedduring the divorce.

The law around property settlements is designed tokeep people from coming back again and again to argueover “stuff” that they should have been able to split fromthe beginning. The courts care about children. They wantto make sure children live in the right home and if thereis a change of circumstances, they want to allow a parentto come back and explain why the right home is now his(or her) home.

The same is true about alimony. The courts don’t wantone parent living high on the hog while another lives inpoverty after an illness or downturn.

Unlike children and downtrodden ex-spouses, no onereally cares about your stuff after the divorce is final. Thismake senses for all types of property, but one: retirementaccounts and pensions. People often agree to split pensionpayments 50/50 when they retire. But they fail to takeinto account what happens if one spouse has to retireearly. When that happens the retiring spouse has to startpaying half of their pension to the one that’s still working.And the one that’s working pays nothing in return.

Good luck getting your ex to agree to let you hold offon paying up until their retirement.

PROPERTY IN DIVORCE


and have no official connection. I may not beonboard with them on everything, but there islittle I disagree with. That they published myunworthy screed I consider an honor.I first became aware of them sometime in

the 90s, during the bombing of Serbia. Mymemory is not what it once was, but the Balkanwars are probably down the memory hole formost Americans.Antiwar.com has been consistently against

American intervention overseas. That consis-tency has meant that anywhere we send troopsor bomb in foreign parts, Antiwar.com has sug-gested that it may not be an act of wisdom. Weup on Long Hill cannot think of a case wherethey have been wrong.They have also been right on Russia. Not

seeing the Russkies as the bogeyman is, how-ever, now beyond the pale. Conveniently for-gotten is all the meddling our country has donein Eastern Europe since the Berlin Wall fell.We had given Mikhail Gorbachev an under-standing that NATO would not expand east-ward. The US has needlessly enlisted most ofthe old Warsaw Pact from what Russia sees asits “Near Abroad.” Now we have sent troopsto their border including armor. That Anti-war.com sees that as foolish provocation is rea-sonable and does not make it a toady to Putin.This is not to say that Russia does not en-

gage in espionage. It does and a lot of it.Guess who else does it? Our intel hacked An-gela Merkel’s phone. Instead of huffing andpuffing about it, the Germans dropped thematter for political reasons. I wouldn’t besurprised if the Russians hacked her phoneand others, and are probably better at it. Itake that back, it would not do for The Stur-bridge Times Magazine to be put on the Pro-pOrNot list because of moi.There are a few other sites on the list that

are respectable other than not wanting toblame Putin for everything. Yves Smith, thepen name of Susan Webber, runs NakedCapitalism. It is a site that discusses financeand economics and has links to interesting ar-ticles. She has been critical of Wall Streetand its role in the banking crisis. Naked Cap-italism has commented about Russia, andfound our role wanting. They have in no waybeen obsessive about it.Consortium News is a website founded by

Jack Parry. Parry is known for his reporting

FROM PREVIOUS PAGE on Iran-Contra. His site is very skeptical ofAmerican overseas involvement which gets youon the list.There are other sites I respect. One of them

is Southfront. It reports mainly on the situationin Syria, and may actually have a pro-Russianbias. That has not kept it from covering the mil-itary situation in a more timely and accuratemanner than traditional news sources, whichmay be why it’s blacklisted.Who is behind the crusaders rooting out dan-

gerous websites? Nobody knows as PropOrNotis cloaked in anonymity. At least Joe McCarthyput his name on his blacklist.On the original November 24, 2016 article in

the online Post by Craig Timberg, there is an up-date saying the paper did not “vouch for the va-lidity of PropOrNot’s findings regarding anyindividual media outlet, nor did the article pur-port to do so.” Reading Timberg’s piece, onemight be excused for thinking otherwise.

WAPO was still on the National Security caserecently. At year’s end, they published a storyabout how the Russians had hacked a Vermontutility’s computer and thus had an entré into ournational grid. The story turned out to be morefake news and the original had to be modified.It is a pity Larry Glick is no longer with us. Heknew that investigative journalism meant youwere supposed to get “the story behind the story.”


By Richard McGrath, CIC, LIAPRESIDENT & CEO, McGRATH INSURANCE GROUP

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A scheduled or agreed value policyis also based on appraisals, but allowsyou to list out items individually. Ap-praisals of your valuables should beconducted every three to five years,more frequently if the item is worth$100,000 or more. Keep in mind thatan appraisal is one person’s opinion ofwhat an item is worth. That is why it’simportant to have your items ap-praised by a qualified professional,and if you are appraising jewelry, it’simportant to ensure that jeweler has aGraduate Diamond or Gemologistcertification. Typically, your insurancecompany will choose whether to re-

With the holidays long gone, it’stime to get back to a more normalschedule. But first, be sure to takea few minutes to sit down withyour trusted independent agent toreview your current insurancepolicies. And after the season ofgiving, it’s important to ensure thatall of your new possessions havesufficient protection.A recent national survey con-

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companies limit theft of valuableitems on a primary policy any-where from $1,000 to $5,000.For example, theft of jewelry,watches, and furs is limited to$1,000; theft of money and coinsis limited to $200; theft of silver-ware is limited to $2,500; andtheft of firearms is limited to$2,000. But what if your valu-ables are worth more than thesepredetermined amounts? Andwhat if you accidentally lost ormisplaced one of your posses-sions? That’s where valuable ar-ticles insurance comes into play.

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STURBRIDGE

ROASTERS

Nobody has it all, but some get more thantheir share. You might guess that Paul English isone of them. The man is possessed of intelli-gence, leadership, charm and many other quali-ties, including a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder.The subtitle of the book about his life, A Truckfull of Money, says it all, “One Man’s Quest to Re-cover from Great Success.”The author of A Truck Full of Money, Tracy

Kidder, may be best known for his book, The Soulof a New Machine. He has a knack for making hisreaders feel the story. This book is no different.Kidder introduces us to English in a chapter

before the main book and we find the boy whois kind of wild but gets away with most of it be-cause he is so smart. English cheats the com-puter teacher by programming. He sellsmarijuana and makes a killing at it without get-ting a criminal record like many not so sharp. Paul passed the entrance exam for Boston

Latin, arguably the most renowned public highschool in the country. He was not destined to be-come one of its famous grads the conventionalway, via Harvard and then Harvard Law andmaybe government service and many books.Smart as he was, he was no academic and wouldend up at down market Umass Boston.No matter, the computer science program,

coupled with his intelligence had what he

needed. Wherever he went, he rose in whatevertech environment he found himself in. Englishalso came in contact with folks he could workwith when team building would be necessary.Of the many he would meet, one of the earli-

est was Bill O’Donnell or Billo. Another was PaulSchwenk. O’Donnell comes across as a greattech guy, but also a good manager and Schwenkas kind of an anchor. Both would follow Paul onhis journey to success.They were a triumvirate, but it was no “bro-

mance.” The guys did not hangout that muchoutside of work. Kind of refreshing that theycould be so effective together and go their sepa-rate ways at day’s end.Following English was how the title of the

book came about. Billo was working withSchwenk and another techie in their startup thatwas going nowhere. Paul breezed in and pitchedhis own new enterprise, Boston Light Software.After listening, Billo was ready to sign up. Theother two demurred. O’Donnell told them hewas sorry, but he was off with these words,“Someday this boy’s going to get hit with a truckfull of money, and I’m going to be standing be-side him.”Not as poetic as Shakespeare’s “There is a tide

in the affairs of men, which taken at the floodleads on to fortune,” but Billo was dead on in his

prediction.Eventually, Schwenk and the other man would

follow Paul as well. Paul came out of BostonLight Software with millions. Maybe not thetruck, but at least a minivan full. The questionof what to do with it. From his background ofworking class West Roxbury, he would’ve neverdared contemplate such wealth.Through an acquaintance, he sought out Tom

White. Tom was a successful contractor and phi-lanthropist as well as an outstanding combat vet-eran of the Second World War. The two turnedout to be a good fit for a number of reasons. Onewas, as Paul would find out, they shared the samepsychiatrist. Tom White was the driving force behind Part-

ners in Health, a charity committed to improvingthe poor and marginalized in the Third World.It began when White went to Haiti and could notabide conditions he encountered. The relationship of the two men could be

called a mentorship, but it was more than that.As the book tells it, it seems more like comrade-ship. A few years after Tom had died, Paul wouldgo on to found Summits Education to buildschools in rural Haiti. After Boston Light, that truck full of money

was still barreling down the road and would find

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PETQ&AWITH KATHY MENARD

Q. I recently was asked to leave a play groupwith my 4 month old puppy because hegrowled when another puppy ran up to him.The trainer said my puppy was aggressive andmight possibly have hip or thyroid problems.He's very sweet with us, but shy with otherdogs. We really have fallen in love with himand hate to think we might have to get rid ofhim. Can you tell us what we should do?

A. Take a deep breath... your puppy, withsocializing, will be fine. While thyroid prob-lems can cause aggression it doesn't usuallyshow up until after one year of age. Even ifyour pup had bad hips, that would not havecaused him to growl unless the pup had bodyslammed him or knocked him down. Puppiesgo through a fear period that begins at approx-imately 4 months of age. They are afraid ofmany things during this stage, which usuallylasts several weeks. If your pup is not yet so-cialized with other dogs he likely feels threat-ened when the other pups run up to him.Growling/snapping is your puppy's way oftelling the other pup to back off. Had you notbeen asked to leave the play group you wouldhave noticed the other pup not be as pushywith his/her next attempts to play. I suggestyou find another group or class with a trainerthat also understands puppy developmentalstages and behavior. Be sure when your pupis acting fearful that you do not pat, talk reas-suringly or coddle him - this will only reinforcethe fearful behavior.

Q.My 9 month old lab pup has all of a sud-den started biting my arms. I don't think he'sbeing mean, just wants to play. How do I stopthis?

A. Several ways to approach it. Teach yourdog the leave it command then use it for anymouthing. You can also try distracting himwith an appropriate toy - every time he grabsyour arm encourage him to find his toy. Even-tually he will figure out you play with the toybut stop all contact when he mouths your

Socialization, puppy biting, the lively border collies

arms/legs. FYI, at 9 months of age he is, orsoon will be, going through the terrible teenstage, along with the destructive chewingstage. Be sure to stay consistent with rein-forcing your commands/rules or he will soonfigure out he only has to do what he wants.

Q. I would really like to get a border colliebut have been told they have lots of energy.I have a pretty quiet lifestyle. Are there waysI could make it work?

A. Yes, if you are committed to providinghim with enough exercise and mental stimu-lation. There are many dog sports/activi-ties/training classes that would keep himhappy. If you are looking for a couch potatoit would be tough. Contact a few reputablebreeders and ask to meet them and theirdogs so you can see firsthand what you'd bedealing with.

Kathy Menard has been a dog trainer for over 35years and is certified through the Certification Councilfor Professional Dog Trainers. She has trained underthree world-renowned Schutzhund trainers for 14 yearsand has competed in the American Kennel Club andthe sport of Schutzhund, earning over 15 titles. Kathyis the owner of Compatible Canine in Fiskdale, MA.


Resolutions and Motivations

HEALTH&FITNESS sturbridge’s fitness expert

By Julie GerrishPERSONAL TRAINERJULIE GERRISH FITNESS, STURBRIDGE

Did you make a New Year’s resolution thisyear? Was it to lose weight? Stop smoking?Or something less tangible, like being a betterperson, a better parent, a better friend? According to Forbes Magazine, 40% of

Americans make New Year’s resolutionsevery year, but only 8% were motivatedenough to achieve success. Let’s take a closelook at how our brains work to figure out whyso many people fail to achieve their goals.

1. It comes down to more than want; youhave to need it to happen: Do you have a goalyou really want to achieve? I firmly believeyou can achieve anything if you focus, workhard and are consistent. We want lots ofthings in life, but we don’t always get them.But we pretty much always get what we needto have to survive, like food and shelter. If youneed to lose weight or you will die, you are alot more likely to do everything you can tomake this happen. Your goal has to be thisimportant to you, and it has to be somethingyou work at EVERY SINGLE DAY.

“I know you've heard it a thousand timesbefore. But it's true--hard work pays off. Ifyou want to be good, you have to practice,practice, practice. If you don't love some-thing, then don't do it.”--Ray Bradbury

Think about why you want to achieve aparticular goal. Is it because you think youshould, because someone told you that youshould? Think hard about what you want vs.what you need in your life. Failing to achievea goal undermines your confidence andmakes you feel like a failure, so make sureyour goal is meaningful and so important thatyou need it to happen.

2.Make your goal attainable. An extremegoal is overwhelming, and mentally hard toget your head around. Set small goals that

you work at over time. One of my clients, avery smart woman, pointed this out to me re-cently and it makes so much sense. She does-n’t need to run a marathon, nor does shewant to. Her goals are simpler and she isreaching them: getting up off the floor with-out using any help, jumping up onto a boxwithout falling, and taking one hand off thefloor while doing a plank (trust me, that oneis harder than it sounds!). Her workouts arefocused on increasing the muscle develop-ment and coordination needed to achievethese goals. Along the way, she is also gainingconfidence in herself and the realization thatshe can succeed at one thing definitely trans-lates into other aspects of her life.

3. Be patient. Good things come to thosewho wait. I love this excerpt from a recent ar-ticle by world-renowned trainer MichaelBoyle, who compares training to farming:“An exercise program must be approachedover a period of weeks and months, not days.The reality is that there is no quick fix, noeasy way, no magic weight loss plan, no secretcellulite formula. There is only the law of thefarm. You will reap what you sow. In reality,you will reap what you sow and care for. Ifyou are consistent and diligent with both dietand exercise, you will eventually see results.However, remember, much like fertilizer andwater, diet and exercise go together. Try togrow crops or a lawn without water. Noamount of effort will overcome the lack ofvital nutrients.”

I asked my clients, a group of amazingpeople who show up to exercise in the darkof night, on snowy, bitterly cold days, on dayswhen the heat is broken, on days when it’sburning hot, to write down what motivatesthem to exercise and eat right. Here is a sam-pling of some of their answers: - “Feeling better about myself ”- “To keep strong, free of injury, to live a

long healthy life”- “Competing with my husband”- “Being able to play the sport I love as

long as I can”And, one of my favorite responses: “You

can’t have a mom who’s a personal trainerand not work out!” (my daughter’s!)How do you stick with your resolution?

Simply by realizing it's not just a resolution,it's life, and you've only got one of them, soget busy living or get busy dying. It's yourchoice.

Book ReviewCONTINUED FROM PAGE 22Paul at Kayak. Paul co-founded the travel farecomparison site and built it with a team that in-cluded Billo and Schwenk.Kidder describes Paul’s team at Kayak as

nerds. All he has to write is “The women wereall better dressed than the men, who were a mot-ley-looking bunch.” According to the author,“”Looking across the sea of desks, Paul couldpick out several dozen whom he affectionately de-scribed as odd – “on the spectrum somewhere.”“It was noted that English said that with fellow

feeling as he, with his diagnosis, might be de-scribed as on that spectrum. Paul, with his hypo-mania rode a rollercoaster. He could be insanelyproductive, and then crash when the depressivestate came on. Part of being a manager is fixingproblems and in his personal life, Paul is thesame. He has sought the help of professionals and

tried different prescriptions, and practices Bud-dhist meditation. From what is written, it appearsto be an ongoing battle.The truck finally hit English. Billo and

Schwenk and the other teammates did well outof it too when Kayak was sold. Paul gave a lotof it away, but did not just go to the beach andretire.For his next entrepreneurial project, he came

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YARDWORKSBy Tom Chamberland, ISATom Chamberland is the Tree Warden for the Town of Sturbridge and a Certified Arborist

Caring for what grows in your yard

Ice and snow damage to your treesRecently several people have asked about ice

and snow damage to their trees and shrubs. Forthis month let me offer some thoughts and sug-gestions for better preparing your landscape forthe inevitable heavy wet snow or ice storm. Trees that retain dead, persistent winter

leaves along with evergreen shrubs and smalltrees, and certain types of “brittle” trees nor-mally take the brunt of heavy icing, or wet snowloads after a winter storm. Knowing and man-aging your trees properly can help make itthrough these storm events.Many of the nonnative elms, most true

poplars (not yellow poplar), silver maples,birches, willows and hackberry are tree speciesthat simply can't handle the weight of the ice orwet snow coating their limbs. They do well withdry snows of the north but have problems inareas like ours that have regular ice or heavywet snow storms. Larger leaved shrubs likeRhododendron, and Mt Laurel will also bendand break. Cold climate conifers like fir, spruceand hemlock can handle moderate snow andice loads. Brittle trees that are more susceptible to

storm damage tend to be fast growers. Becauseof their desirable growth potential and theprospect of making quick shade, "weak" treesare sought out and planted. Planting these treeswill only exacerbate the problem of limb break-age during heavy icing. However, because oftheir fast growth, they can also quickly replacethe storm damage parts.Fast-growing trees often develop weak, V-

shaped crotches that easily split apart under theadded weight of ice. Because these trees usuallytake some damage from storms throughout theyear, internal rot, decay and included bark(some of which you cannot readily see) lead toweakened trunks and limbs (some callery pears).Multiple leader, upright evergreens, such as

arborvitae and juniper, and multiple leader orclump trees, such as birch, are most subject tosnow and ice damage. Smaller trees need to bewrapped and larger trees with wide-spreadingleaders should be cabled and routinely pruned

to prevent and reduce potential damage.Here are things you can do in the yard or

landscape to prevent ice damage:• Plant only strong trees in your landscape.

Certain trees are popular year in and year outfor a reason - they show well and live well. Preferthese trees but eliminate those I have mentionedthat door poorly in ice-prone regions. • Brittle species should not be planted on sites

where heavy ice and snow is a problem. Brittlespecies include willow, box-elder, hackberry, truepoplar and silver maple. • Avoid planting species that hold their per-

sistent leaves into late fall and early winter whereearly ice storms are common. This may not beas big a problem as you think as these trees arequickly damaged and removed where the icestorm is common. Certain Oaks and AmericanBeech are local species that hold their leaves.• Wrap small multi-leader trees. So, you have

a valuable, small specimen you want to preserve.

If ice is predicted, secure the tree with stripsof carpet, strong cloth or nylon stockingstwo-thirds of the way above the weakcrotches. Always remove any wrapping dur-ing spring to avoid binding new growth andgirdling limbs and trunk. This techniquewill also work for larger shrubs and smallerevergreen trees. • Begin an annual pruning program

when trees are young. There is not muchyou can do with a weak proper pruning willhelp reduce the possibility of splitting orconsider a cabling or thru bolting. Prunedead or weakened limbs and excessivebranches from trunk and crowns. This re-duces ice weight that can rapidly destroy thetree's form. • Hire a professional arborist for particu-

larly valuable susceptible or wide-spreadinglarge trees. An arborist can strengthen a treeby installing cabling or bracing on weaklimbs and split crotches.• Favor "conical formed" trees like

conifers, sweetgum or yellow poplar in yourlandscape. Species with less branch surfacearea, such as black walnut, sweetgum,ginkgo, Kentucky coffeetree, white oak, andnorthern red oak are preferredFor more information on preventing win-

ter storm damage visit: http://www.exten-sion.umn.edu/environment/trees-woodlands/storm-damage-to-landscape-trees/Because the nature and dynamics of each

storm are different no one technique willguarantee survival of your trees and shrubsthru a storm, however taking these steps, es-pecially the pruning and cabling mentionedwill go a long way in preventing or at leastminimizing damage.

Tom Chamberland is the Tree Warden for theTown of Sturbridge and a Certified Arborist. He en-joys caring for plants that grow in his yard and wel-comes reader suggestions for future articles. Emailhim at: [email protected]


Put your darling’s photo portrait in a frameand it invites public scrutiny. Place it in alocket and it becomes a precious secret, di-vulged at will.If Jean-Jacques Rosseau had been a jeweler

rather than a Romantic philosopher, he wouldhave crafted the locket. As it is, his 18th-cen-tury writings are credited with influencing themovement toward sentimentality. The feelingwas soon reflected in jewels dedicated to one’sbeloved – living or deceased. Three centuries later, lovers still give and

receive lockets containing a portrait or per-sonal memento, such as a lock of hair. Thehinged case, often engraved with lovebirds,flowers, or initials, traditionally hangs aroundthe lady’s neck or wrist from a velvet band. Itcan even be suspended from a pin or brooch.These days heavier, chunkier lines of locketsare geared to a growing men’s market as well.As Valentine’s Day nears, round, oval, and

heart-shaped lockets fashioned in white gold,yellow gold, and silver are frequent purchasesat Garieri Jewelers in Sturbridge. Store asso-ciate Alexandria O’Brien says that men usu-ally buy for their wives and significant others.Moms and dads also come in together to pickone out for their daughters. And there are me-morial lockets specifically meant to honor de-ceased loved ones. These date back to whenQueen Victoria went into a long period ofmourning after Prince Albert’s death. Shewore a locket ring dedicated to his memory,starting a fashion trend for the middle class aswell as royalty. Garieri Jewelers carries locketswith screw tops that ensure a tight seal to keepcremated ashes intact. Alexandria says some

customers carry pet ashes in them. The Pandora line offers a more modern de-

sign for lockets that bring back that lovingfeeling: the floating locket. The hinged pen-dant crafted from sterling silver and sapphirecrystal glass provides a visible chamber thatstores one or more Pandora charms called“petite memories.” These include a variety oftiny hearts, stars, angels, and seasonal tokens.The thought of a locket unhinges warm

memories for my friend Susan Grimm. Shelikes to tell her son and daughter how, as achild, she would rummage through hergrandmother’s purse, looking for the zipperedcompartment that held a locket. Inside theopened locket lay a photograph of her on oneside and her grandmother on the other.“Gram would always tell me, ‘It keeps us closewhen we are far apart,’” signs Susan.There are many lockets on display at Gari-

eri’s, and additional choices that can be or-dered from their catalogs. In the store’s estatecollection, however – not so much. “Locketstend to stay in the family,” says Alexandria. I have two lockets. A silver heart preserves

my adult children’s youthful grins from twodecades past. A Valentine’s lyric written bymy husband is folded inside the other locket,which is shaped like an oval. “Dearest,” it begins. And the rest? A treas-

ure held secret between his heart and mine.

THE LOCKET

Deast ...By Laura Hayden


Book Review

him to take the time to do it.“The chief has made a determination that

I think is spot on -- that it's a training day,” hesaid. “And I always come back saying 'Gee, Ithink we do this very well' and 'Gee, we cando this a little better.'”Chief Ford said he is glad Sturbridge is

part of the accreditation process.“Having another set of eyes to take a look

at how we do business and actually giving usa review and rating, that makes me feel confi-dent we are producing and providing thehighest-level service,” he said. “Accountability

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her OB/GYN waited two days to return thecall! Offices that adopt flexible schedulingpolicies can really foster a sense of respectwith their patients. Look for a practice where you are always

welcome. The staff of receptionists, medical assis-

tants and any pre-natal coordinator(s) shouldbe respectful, available and helpful. There are, of course, a lot of other things

to consider, but this list can definitely help giveyou guidance and get you started. Is your of-fice part of a teaching hospital? You shouldalways agree before being seen by a medicalstudent. Does the office have access to com-munity resources for maternity and gynecol-ogy patients—things like WIC, financialcounseling, etc.? Is there after-hours support?(Answer: There should always be a numberwhere you can leave a message and get a re-turn call quickly!) Bottom line: Sometimes taking the recom-

mendation of one of two friends is okay. Butwhen it comes to being an advocate to yourhealth, we urge you to do your homework, callaround and ask the right questions. Ulti-mately, you’re the one who needs to feel com-fortable with the OB/GYN practice you’veselected. n

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sules,” Gaudette said. “And I do prescribe gran-ulated teas that people mix into water.”Again, every patient is assessed on the whole

body, and no two treatments are alike, Gaudettesaid.“I had a person who came in with a

headache today, and based on the diagnosis, shemay need herbs to tonify and strengthen the qi-- energy -- in her body,” she said. “Somebodyelse's pattern may show liver stagnation andblood stagnation.”Herbal medicine goes hand-in-hand with the

acupuncture, in which ultra-thin needles are in-serted into specific points along designated path-ways -- called meridians -- that have a specificeffect on different areas of the body.“The most well-known point is the spot be-

tween the thumb and index finger -- the 'LargeIntestine 4' -- that many people know to putpressure on to stop a headache,” she said.When studying the overall body, another in-

dicator of where an imbalance stems is thetongue, Gaudette said.“When I'm looking at the tongue, I am look-

ing at the color, the coating, the shape, becausethey are all indicators of what is happening in-ternally,” she said. “It's like a map of what is outof balance.”The type of treatment Gaudette prescribes

depends on the type of problem the tongue isindicating, she said.“Someone can come in with a headache and

a pale swollen tongue, and I will know they needspecific points on their qi, especially along theirspleen meridian,” she said. “Someone else hasa purple tongue with a red tip, and I will pickdifferent points, because one is more qi deficient,the other is qi stagnation.”The interest from the medical world is espe-

cially gratifying for Gaudette, who believes thatOriental and Western medicine complementeach other.“I've always been an advocate of using West-

ern Medicine too, and not having to pick oneover the other,” she said. “It's about finding thestrength in both and knowing how to navigatewhen one is better than the other for a particularissue or symptom.”Being a solo practitioner has worked well for

Gaudette, the mother of three boys.“I try to balance daytime and evening hours

for my patients, so there are specific days thatthe kids went to day care, and my evening hourscoordinate when my husband is able to be

home,” she said. Gaudette said it is an honor to be involved

with something that is so steeped in tradition.Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine are esti-mated to be between 2,000 and 3,000 years old.“It worked for people back then, and it works

for people now,” she said. n

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comes with oversight.”Being held to a higher standard also allows the

department to be in a constant state of improve-ment, which in turn gives the town a “better polic-ing product,” said Ford, who credited Saloio forall of the work he has done.“It's not an easy task,” he said. “Everyone here

makes sure the standards are adhered to -- that isdone on a daily basis -- but the lieutenant does theadministrative portion, which is most time-con-suming and the part that has to be recognized.”Saloio said it is hard to believe that only 66 of

Massachusetts's police departments choose to be-come certified, even if it means opening the de-partment up to outside critique.“We are empowered by law to take a life if nec-

essary -- that's the ugly truth,” he said. “Whywould you not want to be using the best prac-tices?” n

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up with “Blade.” Blade was to be many things. Itwould help fund and nurture startups and be a gar-ish nightclub when the sun went down. Paul’s ideasalmost sounded delusional, except that he had atrack record.So how is it all going? The last chapter is an up-

date of what happened to Blade. The startups thatwere generated were impressive enough, until aHarvard Business School professor told Paul theywere okay, but that “she doubted he would ever finda group to nurture as skilled and versatile as that in-house team of his.” Thus, Paul & Co. would startup something.The start is LOLA. Lola might do to Kayak,

Orbitz, Travelocity et al what they did to traditionaltravel agents, in an ironic way. Instead of an algo-rithm to book your flight, a real live person will beyour virtual travel assistant via an app.The story continues. Will Paul and the crew be

able to do at LOLA what they did at Kayak? Wewait. Meanwhile, if you want to book your nexttrip to Disneyworld or Ulan Bator for that matter,you can go to https://www.lolatravel.com/ down-load the app and be on your way.In taking up the project of A Truck full of

Money Paul elicited a pledge from the author, “Youhave to promise not to make me look better than Iam.” Now these days, in a phrase au courant, thatmay seem what is called a “humble Brag.” Even so,Paul English comes out of the story well. He is aguy doing his best in life to figure out a purpose andwork well with people, albeit with a lot more moneyand brains than most of us. n

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